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Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers

  • Written by Karen W. Gavigan, Professor of Information Science, University of South Carolina
imageNearly 80% of high school students struggle to verify the credibility of a source, a 2016 study found.Hill Street Studios/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images

School librarians hear the question all the time: Why do we need school libraries and school librarians when students have the internet?

The perception is that a computer and Wi-Fi are...

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